Farmstead record ONW 029 - Farmstead: Brown's Place Farm

An 18th century timber-framed neathouse, which is the last surviving historic farm building in the grounds of a 17th century farmhouse. The neathouse is weatherboarded and it appears that this was once painted in ochre. It is 7 bays in size, originally with a loft above which extended the entire length of the structure. It originally had a thatched roof, however, the roof was replaced and the loft removed in the 1930's. The farm building can be firmly identified as a neathouse from its architectural design, and was described as such in sale particulars of 1913. Th was constructed in seven bays of timber-framing, with an integral loft above the whole length of the building. The walls were always clad in feather-edged boarding, and some of the original ones were probably reused in the rear wall during a 19th century refurbishment. There is little evidence that the building was originally coated externally in a red-ochre pigment (ruddle). In 1913 the roof was thatched, and it probably had a steep pitch of about fifty degrees. The present roof was reconstructed and clad in corrugated iron in about the 1930s, at which time the loft was probably removed and other repairs carried out (S1).

Brown Street Farm, Old Newton with Dagworth. 18th century farmstead and 17th century farmhouse with converted buildings. Loose courtyard four-sided plan formed by working agricultural buildings with additional detached elements. The farmhouse is set away from the yard. Significant loss (over 50%) of the traditional farm buildings. Located within a loose farmstead cluster (S2-6).

Recorded as part of the Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project. This is a purely desk-based study and no site visits were undertaken. These records are not intended to be a definitive assessment of these buildings. Dating reflects their presence at a point in time on historic maps and there is potential for earlier origins to buildings and farmsteads. This project highlights a potential need for a more in depth field study of farmstead to gather more specific age data.